HBO's The Leftovers

Mourning and Melancholy on Premium Cable

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Eliot Borenstein

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This book unpacks and analyzes the central themes of sacrifice, melancholy, apocalypticism, and the nature of family and home in HBO’s The Leftovers to demonstrate the key role it played in the development of early twenty-first-century television. Eliot Borenstein argues that the story of The Leftovers is the most sustained exploration of loss ever to appear on American television and subverts the expectations of viewers who look to prestige dramas as puzzles to solve by providing no clear answers the mysteries most central to the show’s plot. Instead, Borenstein posits, the series endeavors to provide more nuanced and realistic portrayals of the melancholy that occurs when people’s lives are unmoored, leavening an inherently depressing experience with absurdity and moments of grace.

Author Biography:

Eliot Borenstein is professor of Russian & Slavic Studies and vice chancellor and vice provost for global programs at New York University.

Release date Australia

December 6th, 2023

Author

Eliot Borenstein

Pages

178

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Dimensions

160x237x20

ISBN-13

9781666947571

Product ID

38190817

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